Reducing the quantity and quality of data available to policymakers, analysts and researchers threatens to exacerbate this problem.
Long-term monitoring requires expertise that comes only with years on the job, so the quality of data from new entrants is always a bit suspect.
"Today's trade data release has not instilled any more confidence in either the quality of data or the strength of the recovery, " said IHS Global Insight analyst Alistair Thornton in a report.
"By nature, estimating mortality in emergencies is an imprecise science, but given the quantity and quality of data that were available, we are confident in the strength of the study, " said Fews Net official Chris Hillbruner.
Factual offer incentives to their customers to share data back, improving the quality of the data for everybody.
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He said improvements in both data collection methods and the quality of the data meant the figures published this year should not be compared directly to last year's.
"One of the major question marks about the quality of the data is that because the pilot scheme is in its early stages the number of reported incidents is less than international studies would suggest for comparable health care systems, " he said.
But what progress has been made in ensuring the quality of the data provided?
Another major problem with global youth unemployment statistics is the quality of the data itself.
LSE's Mr Hills, the government ought to brush up the quality of its data.
There are other quibbles to do with the quality of the data and assumptions about cause and effect.
That defies logic and really calls into question the quality of the data.
Another concern is that the quality of the data won't be as robust as that gathered during in-person doctor visits.
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However, it says some of the variation could be due to differences in the quality of the data submitted by hospitals.
There is much to be debated about the quality of the data Mr Summers cited and the inherent logic of his remarks.
Thinking it might be the (poor) quality of the data, we obtained a large sample of similar data from a different source: supplier contracts.
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One of the major battles is over the quality of historical data, and whether or not hurricane statistics are being inflated by nonclimatic forces.
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There is a still-to-be-resolved question about the quality of snowfall data in Portland, and most of the nearby stations aren't over 30 inches, Squires said.
Drazen went on to argue that science should be judged based on the quality of the data, and highlighted some ways this could be assured.
Another concern is that the accuracy and quality of the data will be found wanting (which is a problem for business as well as for the public sector).
Ensuring the quality of Medicaid data undoubtedly can help fraud-detection programs yield a positive return on investment, and also can assist the government in its efforts to detect those who are committing fraud.
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The companies say they have been legitimately engaged in ensuring the quality of the data from the study, raising concerns with consultants as early as April 2006 and struggling to get things right since.
Jennifer Lynch, a lawyer at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a group based in San Francisco that keeps a watch on how digital technology encroaches on civil freedoms, also questions the quality of the data.
Rather than undertaking a major push, firms seem content to re-use previous technology investments while trying to improve the timeliness and quality of the data and improving the integration with other risk management tools.
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Yet many outside China have been dismissive of the quality of the data used to support this therapy, although Dr Seymour says that when used with chemotherapy in some situations, it can be good.
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"It is critical that the TSC further improve the quality of its watch list data because of the consequences of inaccurate or missing information, " said Inspector General Glenn Fine.
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This type of plan is a win for both service providers and their customers because subscribers personalize plans by the amount of data and the quality of service they desire.
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